ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the clinical efifcacy of albuterol sulfate aerosol inhalation and theophylline tablets in emergency senile asthma. Method 112 cases of elderly patients with asthma in our hospital from October 2009 to October 2013 were selected and randomly divided into experimental group and control group. Patients in the control group were treated with albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol therapy, the experimental group were treated with albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol therapy and oral theophylline release tablets, the therapeutic effect between two groups were compared after treatment. Results After two months of treatment, asthma symptoms and lung function in both groups were improved , but the degree of improvement in experimental group were signiifcantly better than control group , the difference was signiifcant (P<0.05);the incidence of adverse reactions in experimental group was signiifcantly lower than control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The combination of albuterol sulfate aerosol inhalation and oral theophylline tablets treatment of acute asthma in the elderly better, is the drug of choice for clinical treatment , worthy of clinical application and promotion.